teorainn

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish teóra, teórann (“act of marking out, delimiting; share, division; boundary, limit; confines, territory”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈtʲoːɾˠən̠ʲ]

Noun

teorainn f (genitive singular teorann, nominative plural teorainneacha or teoranna)

  1. limit
  2. boundary
  3. border, frontier
  4. borderline, margin

Declension
Declension of teorainn

Fifth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative teorainn teorainneacha
Vocative a theorainn a theorainneacha
Genitive teorann teorainneacha
Dative teorainn teorainneacha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an teorainn na teorainneacha
Genitive na teorann na dteorainneacha
Dative leis an teorainn

don teorainn

 leis na teorainneacha
Alternative declension
Declension of teorainn

Fifth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative teorainn teoranna
Vocative a theorainn a theoranna
Genitive teorann teorann
Dative teorainn teoranna

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an teorainn na teoranna
Genitive na teorann na dteorann
Dative leis an teorainn

don teorainn

 leis na teoranna

Derived terms
  • gan teorainn (“boundless, limitless, unlimited”)
  • i dteorainn le (“bordering on, (living) next to”)
  • luasteorainn, teorainn luais (“speed limit”)
  • teorannaigh (“delimit; limit, restrict”, verb)
  • teoranta (“limited, restricted, confined”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
teorainn theorainn dteorainn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • "teorainn" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “2 teóra” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “tórann” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • Entries containing “teorainn” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “teorainn” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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